Attention: This procedure requires
that you restart
AIX.
Whenever you restart
AIX,
schedule your downtime when it least impacts your workload to protect
yourself from a possible loss of data or function. Before you update
AIX with a new technology
level, ensure that you have reliable backups of your data and any
customized applications or volume groups. For instructions on how
to create a system backup, see
Creating system backups.
To
use an optical drive to update AIX with a new technology
level, complete the following steps.
Step 1. Prepare
for the update procedure
Before starting the update
procedure, complete the following prerequisites:
- You must be logged in to the server as the root user.
- Either insert the media that contains the optional software or
service updates into the appropriate drive or know the local or routed
path to the software.
- If system files have been modified, back them up separately before
updates are applied, because the update process might replace configuration
files.
- Ensure that other users who have access to your server are logged
off.
- Verify that your applications run on the new AIX technology level.
- Verify that all currently installed software is correctly entered
in the Software Vital Product Database (SWVPD), by using the lppchk command.
To verify that all filesets have all required requisites and are completely
installed, type the following:
# lppchk -v
- Check that your hardware firmware is up-to-date.
- Ensure that all requisite hardware, including any external devices
or optical drives, are physically connected and powered on. If you
need further information, refer to the hardware documentation that
accompanied your server.
- Use the errpt command to generate an
error report from entries in the system error log. To display a detailed
report, type the following command:
# errpt -a
- Ensure that adequate disk space and memory are available.
For additional release information, see the AIX Release Notes that correspond to the technology level that you are installing.
- Make a backup copy of your server software and data. For instructions
on how to create a system backup, see Creating system backups.
You can perform the update procedure either using the SMIT
interface or the command line. Use one of the following sets of instructions,
depending on whether you are using the SMIT interface or the command
line:
Step 2. Perform the update procedure using
the SMIT interface
Step 2. Perform the update procedure using
the command line
- Use the install_all_updates command
to install all installp updates on the /dev/cd0 device
and to verify the current recommended technology level:
# install_all_updates -d /dev/cd0
- Remove all installation media for the technology level
from the drives.
- When you are directed, restart your server by typing the following
command:
For more information about the install_all_updates command,
see the install_all_updates command in the AIX Commands reference.
Step
3. Verify server configuration after installation
After
the update procedure is complete and AIX has
been restarted, verify the server configuration, as follows:
- Verify that all currently installed software is correctly entered
in the Software Vital Product Database (SWVPD), by using the lppchk command.
To verify that all filesets have all required requisites and are completely
installed, type the following:
# lppchk -v
- Use the errpt command to generate an
error report from entries in the system error log. To display a detailed
report, type the following:
# errpt -a